Winning Run Jonathan Penfield - Freeride World Tour 2019 | Xtreme Verbier (SUI)

Marion Haerty (FRA- 1st Place) put down the run of her life including a massive 360 and a technical double drop to add a record fourth win to the season. With the 2019 FWT Title already secured she came here hungry to take home the Verbier crown. What an extraordinary season with an unprecedented ‘perfect’ 4 wins, including victory here at the iconic Bec des Rosses, and adding a second FWT title to her 2017 crown.

Jonathan Penfield (USA- 1st Place) set the category on fire with a dazzling show of big mountain snowboarding. The first rider out of the gates he linked together a series of huge airs including a backside 360. Entering more exposure he calmly sent his way over another cliff and capitalized on his fluidity score.

In a place where the snow falls so hard and often that visibility even once every ten days is not a given, a top shelf lineup of the world’s finest freeriders were treated to epic conditions at the first stop of the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) in the heart of the Japanese Alps. The man, the myth, the legend Travis Rice (USA–First Place) defended his win from years past with a line above all others featuring an enormous 720 spin to a technical finish. Gigi Rüf (AUT–Second Place) maintained...

With world title races and critical points in every category hanging in the balance, the world’s best freeriders revelled under the pressure of Crunch Time and gave it their all in Andorra after patiently waiting for conditions to allow for today’s competition to go down. Blake Hamm (USA-1st Place) brought his strong freestyle game sticking a switch 180 followed by a big 360 at the top of the venue, a floaty and stylish 360 in the middle and a big bottom air to take his first career FWT win.

Michael Mawn (USA) took the win for the second consecutive year with a strong technical line. He threaded the needle at the top of the course, airing into a tight couloir, which threw him out at high speed into the face. He then sent multiple critical airs while maintaining complete control of the board under his feet.

Challenging conditions didn't stop Tiphanie Perrotin from putting down a strong run from top to bottom to win the the first of the two-staged FWT-Finals competition in Fieberbrunn, Austria!

With world title races and critical points in every category hanging in the balance, the world’s best freeriders revelled under the pressure of Crunch Time and gave it their all in Andorra after patiently waiting for conditions to allow for today’s competition to go down. Marion Haerty (FRA) clinched her second career FWT title with the smooth, committed and fluid style she has rightfully earned the reputation for over the years. Her run today began with a big air at the top, fast and fluid r...

FWT21 runner-up, Katie Anderson (CAN), found a playful line, linking multiple airs and grabs with incredible board control, before cruising through the lower powder field with style.